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kouki_s14 · 02-25-2006, 12:58 PM

i've been reading forum after forum and thread after thread about oil
and i've come to the conclusion that i should either run 10w40 or 15w50 in the summer heat for my RB. i cant seem to decide which to run since i plan on stocking up for the spring/summer/fall heat.
when i go to the track this summer i will run the thicker 15w50 unless you guys think it's a bad idea. but is 10w40 sufficient for daily driven or should i go with the 15w50? im stumped, help please...

thanks
henry

EchoOfSilence · 02-25-2006, 01:15 PM

in LA, i just use 20w50. the heat range is perfect

run the less viscous on the track and more viscous on the street.
I have a feeling i'm gonna get corrected

gotta240 · 02-25-2006, 04:24 PM

why so thick??? doesn't seem right to me

thundering02 · 02-25-2006, 04:46 PM

After working at Valvoline for a couple of months I see no reason the thiker oils are even offered. except under the most extreme conditions...of which you do not apply.

1968Oldsman · 02-25-2006, 05:07 PM

Yeah you really dont need to run the Thicker oil, especially in a turbo app like yours. 10-30 would work fine even a step up would be fine. Nissan only recommends 10w30 thats all we use at the dealerships granted we dont have the rb's to work on lol but even the z's TT where only 10w Even in cali weather

02-25-2006, 12:58 PM	#1
kouki_s14 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,550 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	oil gurus please! i've been reading forum after forum and thread after thread about oil and i've come to the conclusion that i should either run 10w40 or 15w50 in the summer heat for my RB. i cant seem to decide which to run since i plan on stocking up for the spring/summer/fall heat. when i go to the track this summer i will run the thicker 15w50 unless you guys think it's a bad idea. but is 10w40 sufficient for daily driven or should i go with the 15w50? im stumped, help please... thanks henry

02-25-2006, 01:15 PM	#2
EchoOfSilence Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles/Berkeley, CA Posts: 2,238 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	in LA, i just use 20w50. the heat range is perfect run the less viscous on the track and more viscous on the street. I have a feeling i'm gonna get corrected __________________ Petition Nissan to Make the IDx on http://IDxClub.co !

02-25-2006, 04:46 PM	#4
thundering02 Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: St. Louis Age: 40 Posts: 98 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	After working at Valvoline for a couple of months I see no reason the thiker oils are even offered. except under the most extreme conditions...of which you do not apply. __________________ 05 Chevy Colorado - DD ~108k miles 35w 5k HIDs 85 Mustang - 355 SBC

02-25-2006, 05:07 PM	#5
1968Oldsman Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Somers,CT Posts: 6 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah you really dont need to run the Thicker oil, especially in a turbo app like yours. 10-30 would work fine even a step up would be fine. Nissan only recommends 10w30 thats all we use at the dealerships granted we dont have the rb's to work on lol but even the z's TT where only 10w Even in cali weather __________________ 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass S Convertable. 538hp 668ftlbs Looking for a S13 In the NorthEast.

02-25-2006, 04:24 PM	#3
gotta240 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: so cal Posts: 3,496 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	why so thick??? doesn't seem right to me